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South Africa Super Rugby Unlocked The tournament will kick off with a Sharks vs. Lions duel in Durban on Friday, October 9 (starts at 7pm).
The following day, Cheetahs and Bulls will host Pumas (16:30) and Griquas (19:00) respectively.
The Stormers have a first-round goodbye and open their home campaign against the Lions in Newlands the following week (Saturday, October 17 at 7pm).
The tournament concludes on the weekend of November 20/21, with matches in Pretoria (Bulls v Pumas – Friday, November 20 at 7:00 p.m.), Bloemfontein (Cheetahs v Griquas – Saturday, November 21 at 4:30 p.m.) and Durban (Sharks v Stormers – Saturday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m.).
The team at the top of the standings at this stage of the season will be crowned Super Rugby Unlocked champion, after which all registration points will carry over to the Currie Cup (matches will be announced in due course).
“We would like to thank all of our stakeholders for getting to this point,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby, via a press release.
“It has been an extremely difficult time, but thanks to Vodacom, SuperSport and the seven teams involved, we are able to resume rugby with a really exciting series of matches featuring the best players in the country.
“We had to make some major changes to the format and look for creative ways to cater for everyone’s needs, but we believe that between now and the end of the season, which will be in January next year, we will provide rugby and entertainment to excite the fans. once again “.
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– Compiled by Sport24 staff
